Compound for removing grease-paint, burnt cork, &amp;c., from the face.



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EDGAR J. M. HART, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMPOUND FOR REMOVING GREASE-PAINT, BURNT CORK, &o., FROM THE FACE.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR J. M. HART, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at New York, county of New York, State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Compounds for Removing Grease-Paint, Burnt Cork, &c., from the Face, of which the following description is a specification.

This invention relates to a compound which is especially designed to facilitate the removal from a persons face of greasepaint, burnt cork, soot, dust, etc., which are commonly used by theatrical people in preparing their make-up. According to the present practice this so-called theatrical make-up is removed from the face by rubbing cold cream thereon and then by wiping the face off to remove the cold cream and make-up and subsequently washing the face. The basis of the cold cream commonly used for this purpose is simply lard and it is, of course, very greasy and rather disagreeable to apply.

I have provided by my invention a lotion or compound which will readily and thor oughly remove the make-up and which is of such a consistency that it can be readily sprayed on the face, or any exposed part of the body.

In using my improved compound it is simply necessary to spray it on the face and then wipe the face with a cloth in ordinary manner. There is no necessity for rubbing the face as is required in the application of cold cream, and as the compound can be much more readily applied to all parts of the face with a spray than can be done by rubbing it on with the hand, it is possible for a person to clean his face much more quickly and satisfactorily than with the use of cold cream.

In making my improved compound, I use some mineral oil as a base and to this is added an extract or ingredient having healing properties, an ingredient which tends to whiten the skin and another ingredient to act as a binder for holding the ingredients together and properly mixed. The mineral Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1912.

Application filed April 5, 1911. Serial No. 619,087.

oil which I prefer to use is a substantially colorless mineral oil, such as might be obtained by refining petroleum. The skinhealing and skin-whitening ingredients are preferably in the form of an oil extract which is added to the mineral oil base in the proper proportions. In the preferred em bodiment of my invention this oil extract is made by boiling one cabbage of average size, one cucumber of average size and one pound of linseed in a half gallon of mineral oil. The linseed will preferably be contained in a bag during this operation. The extract thus made is a combination of cabbage, cucumber, and linseed oil extract which has healing as well as skin-whitening properties, the cabbage yielding healing property and the cucumber yielding the skin-whitening property. The linseed extract acts as a binder to hold the extract in a homogeneous condition. In making my lotion I add one pint of the extract thus made to each gallon of white mineral oil base, and to this quantity I also add a half pint of a spruce gum extract made by boiling a suitable quantity of spruce gum in said mineral oil. A spruce gum extract of the proper strength can be made by using half pound of spruce gum to a half gallon of oil, and I will preferably powder the spruce gum before boiling it in the oil. When these ingredients (that is, the gallon of mineral oil, the pint of combined cabbage, cucumber and linseed extract, and the half pint of spruce gum extract) are thoroughly mixed together a lotion is produced which is liquid and which can, therefore, be readily sprayed and which is especially valuable in removing theatrical makeup from the skin.

The compound acts to cut and soften the ingredients of the make-up and because of the way in which it is made, it has not only healing properties, but also whitening properties, so that the use of my improved lotion is beneficial to the skin. 7

While the proportions above mentioned are those which I prefer to use, yet'I would state that they may be varied without departing from the invention.

Having fully described my invention, In testimony whereof, I have signed my what I claim as new and desire to secure by name to this specification, in the presence of Letters Patent is two subscribing witnesses.

A compound for removing grease-paint, EDGAR J. M. HART. 5 soot, rouge, etc., from the skin comprising a Witnesses:

mineral oil base having mixed therewith an S. VAN HORN, extract of cabbage, cucumber and linseed. DAVID SULLIVAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

